The Academy III: Tournament of Champions (The Academy Series)

My nearly 7 year old son is a huge soccer fan. And we've read now the first 3 in the series. They're just so completely awesome! We love them all! And now we're about to buy book 4 in the series. Can't wait! If your kid loves soccer or futbol, this book series is absolutely a must read! Parents will love it as well.

Great for young competitive soccer players. Fun relevant story

Super fun read with my seven year old son. Not only is it engaging for soccer lovers, but it teaches great values along the way!

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I purchased the first of this series for my grandson at Christmas. He loved it and asked for the next two for his birthday! He is an avid reader at 10 yrs old and a very active kid! He is anxiously awaiting the next in the series!

Bought for a 9 year old who loves reading as much as he loves playing soccer. These books were a big hit! He even shared them with a few teammates who like to read.

My 11 year old son loves soccer and this book series has been his favorite books. He finishes a new book within days and doesn’t want to put it down. He even re-read the earlier books in the series while waiting for this book to arrive, and is so excited for the next book in the series.

We gave my nine year old the first Academy book in October for his birthday. Once he picked it up, he hated to put it down. He purchased the second book and did the same. For a Christmas gift he received the third. It’s been less than three days and he’s devouring the book. He’s already asked for book four. (Hint to author) The book is fictional based but he’s picking up a lot of soccer language. The humor is appropriate Anne he will read passages because he loves the book. I would recommend this series for anyone young person who loves the game and they’ll thoroughly enjoy reading it.

Great read . I bought these for my grandson who is a big soccer fan.

Excellent read! My 3 kids (7y - 13y) and I really enjoyed reading series 1-3 and are so much looking forward to the release of book no. 4. We just can't stop reading about Leo's exciting football adventures.

The third instalment of, 'The Academy' series by T.Z Layton is another winning book detailing the youth football adventures of Leo .K. Doyle. This time, everyone's favourite 'yank' is in Europe and, whilst the vivid descriptions of European cities and edge-of-your seat football games keep you enthralled throughout, perhaps the most intriguing part of this book is the mystery that runs throughout it. My 9yo and I are reading it together and we're thoroughly enjoying ourselves, theorising who the culprit(s) may be! As much as we love Leo, experiencing JoJo's character develop so brilliantly in this third instalment of, 'The Academy' is an absolute joy. My son and I literally cannot wait for book 4! Highly recommended!

My 11 year old footballing daughter loves this series and how the author describes excitingly how the matches are being played out - just a shame the books are so hard to get other than via Amazon. She's read them all and keen for the next one to be released! Note the author is American so children might not always understand some of the references.

This is a great book. For kids and adults who like football this is an awesome read. Only complaint is being written by an american the book incorrectly keeps calling football, soccer and has this oh I am an American playing football attitude and isn't in love with the really originally great clubs like Liverpool and Man U, but seems to be an oil and plastic money Chelsea and Man city